Lesson 161 In a Bar 第一百六十一课 酒吧 (1)

Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day… welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, what is your favorite drink at the bar?
Cam: Well, I always order a pi jiu, beer, because I don’t know how to say anything else in Chinese!
YJ: This week will be a big help to you then. Let’s start with Key Words of the Day.

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Key Words of the Day 
“I’d like a scotch.” 我要一杯苏格兰威士忌 “On the rocks?” 要加冰吗? I want it straight. 不加冰 Red wine红葡萄酒  White wine. 白葡萄酒dry red wine, 干红 All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Okay Yajie, let’s say I walk into a bar, sit down at the counter, and tell the bartender I’d like a scotch.
Yajie: Sure… you can say “我要一杯苏格兰威士忌”
Cam: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4. 
YJ: wo3 yao4, I’d like to have, 
Cam: wo3 yao4.
YJ: yi4 bei1, one glass of, 
Cam: yi4 bei1. 
YJ: su1 ge2 lan2 means Scotland.
Cam:su1 ge2 lan2  
YJ: wei1 shi4 ji4, whisky, 
Cam: wei1 shi4 ji4. Right, scotch is short for scotch whiskey. 
YJ: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4
Cam: wo3 yao4 yi4 bei1 su1 ge2 lan2 wei1 shi4 ji4 I’d like a scotch.

Conversation 1:
A:请问您喝点儿什么?
B:我要一杯苏格兰威士忌
A:请稍等,马上就来
B:谢谢。

YJ: He may ask, on the rocks? Which is 要加冰吗?
Cam: yao4 jia1 bing1 ma?
YJ: yao4 is short for xu1 yao4, which means do you need?
Cam: yao4.
YJ: jia1, to put into, or to add, 
Cam: jia1.
YJ: bing1 is ice, 
Cam: bing1
YJ: yao4 jia1 bing1 ma?
Cam: yao4 jia1 bing1 ma? On the rocks? And then I’d say I want it straight. What’s the Chinese for that? 
YJ: you can say 不加冰。 
Cam: bu4 jia1 bing1. 
YJ: bu4 means no, don’t do something,
Cam: bu4,
YJ: bu4 jia1, don’t put in…
Cam: bu4 jia1, 
YJ: bing1 is ice, 
Cam: bing1. 
YJ: bu4 jia1 bing1. 
Cam: bu4 jia1 bing1. I want it straight.

Conversation 2:
A:请问您喝点儿什么?
B:我要一杯苏格兰威士忌
A:要加冰吗?
B:不加冰.

Cam: So tell me a couple more drinks… what is white wine and red wine?
YJ: white wine is 白葡萄酒,
Cam: bai2 pu2tao2 jiu3. 
YJ: white in Chinese is bai2,
Cam: bai2, 
YJ: pu2 tao2 means grape, 
Cam: pu2 tao2
YJ: jiu3, means alcohol, 
Cam: jiu3
Y: pu2tao2 jiu3, wine 
C: pu2tao2 jiu3 
YJ: bai2 pu2tao2 jiu3white wine 
Cam: bai2 pu2tao2 jiu3. Then I know how to say red wine if you tell me the Chinese for red.
YJ: Sure. red is hong2, 
Cam: hong2. then red wine is hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3. 红葡萄酒one last question for today, could you tell me how to say dry red wine. 
YJ: no problem. It’s gan1 hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3
Cam:  gan1 hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3
YJ: since dry in Chinese is gan1. 
Cam: I see. gan1 hong2 pu2tao2 jiu3
Y: or you can just say gan1 hong2 for short. 
C: gan1 hong2 干红.

Conversation 3: 
A: 这里有白葡萄酒和红葡萄酒, 你要哪种?
B: 我想喝干红。

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Key Words Reminder 
“I’d like a scotch.” 我要一杯苏格兰威士忌 “On the rocks?” 要加冰吗? I want it straight. 不加冰 Red wine红葡萄酒  White wine. 白葡萄酒dry red wine, 干红 All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Yajie: We’ve run out of time. Cam, what’s our question of the day?
Cam: How do you say “I’d like a scotch” in Chinese?
YJ:  See ya tomorrow! 
CM: Ming tian jian.